In a midnight move a panicky Russian central bank raised rates from 10.5% to 17%. The desperate...

It was only six months ago that oil was above USD 110 a barrel. Having fallen almost 40% since...

Russia is the biggest loser after the decision by OPEC to maintain supply at 30 million barrels...

As crude fell to a four year low this Friday following news that OPEC won’t cut oil production,...

What’s now being called a “ceasefire process” appears to have has been agreed between Russia and...

It's just over a week since markets had a shock reaction to the downing of the Malaysian...

The Malaysian air disaster came as a shock to markets around the world: Gold rose by 1.5 percent...

The Ukraine crisis continues to push down on the Micex, despite the rally since March, there’s...

Fancy a game of Russian roulette? Against a background of risk and revolution in Ukraine, the...

Two months ago Russian stocks fell around 12% in one day amid talk of civil war in Ukraine. Today...

Russia’s shrinking economy has partly led to SP cutting Russian sovereign debt to the lowest...

The Russian economy in crisis: credit crunch, capital flight and tougher sanctions on the...